County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court

Opinion

GOERTZEN, J.

Petitioner/defendant County of Los Angeles (the County) moved for a protective order and to disqualify the attorney of plaintiff/real party in interest Alfredo Ruiz Hernandez (plaintiff)- The County sought to prevent plaintiff from designating the County’s formerly designated expert witness as his expert witness and to remove plaintiff’s counsel. Upon denial of its motion and award of $750 in attorney fees/costs to plaintiff, the County petitioned this court for extraordinary relief, which we granted. The issue we are asked to resolve is: May a party withdraw its…